hearing examiner
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈhɪrɪŋ ɪɡˈzæmɪnər/
- Formal
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examinador de audición
- But in the end, hearing examiner Mark Tanner opted not to recommend that López be released.
- county hearing examiner
Examples
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The hearing examiner (i.e., the administrative judge) ruled against SDOT (the party representing the city... in part, anyway).
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After the presentation of the arguments, the hearing examiner scheduled a follow-up meeting to finalize the findings.
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Within 15 days, an initial hearing is held by a board hearing examiner.
Blog text (19) -
The act stipulated that all regulatory agencies, including the FDA, would develop regulations through notice-and-comment rulemaking involving correspondence between "interested parties" and the government, and also institute a hearing procedure where opposing parties would present evidence to the judge or hearing examiner.
Academic text (2016) -
However, the hearing examiner rejected a number of the Missing Link opponents' claims, including the assertion that the rest of the trail should also go through environmental review; the fact that the city did not "re-interview" businesses along the trail before approving its completion; and the fact that an independent analysis by experts hired by trail opponents showed that trucks and bikes will be in conflict if the trail is completed.
Blog text (33) -
During the investigation, the hearing examiner carefully reviewed all the evidence before making a decision.
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The hearing examiner listened attentively to both parties before issuing a recommendation on the case.
Synonyms
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2.8
A person who gives tests to judge people's ability
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6.9
A person chosen by a government agency to listen to cases and make decisions
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'hearing' (an official session where evidence is heard) and 'examiner' (a person who inspects or evaluates), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer 'a person who conducts or evaluates hearings.' This noun–noun job-title pattern is common and non-idiomatic across languages, so there is no semantic shift or metaphorical extension that would block comprehension.
Etymology
Hearing examiner comes from a simple image: a person who runs the hearing, so they 'listen', and who is the examiner, so they 'check' the facts. That's why it means an official chosen to run a hearing and to make a decision or recommendation.